Complete, Integrated Workflows
The GC 2400 Platform can be used in many different analytical sectors and applications, from industrial and environmental analysis to food and pharmaceutical quality and safety testing. By combining the versatility of gas chromatography with the power of connectivity and workflow integration of the GC 2400 Platform, PerkinElmer offers a truly integrated GC workflow for many different analytical sectors and applications. Smart separation technologies and a full array of service support meet the needs for busy labs focused on simplified chromatographic operations.
Smart, Simplified and Sustainable GC Workflow
Food Analysis
Enabling consumer safety and fair markets while enabling to protect producers’ reputation
From the detection of contaminants in food to quality control of food contact materials according to regulations, laboratories need trusted solutions to implement efficient analytical workflows. The GC 2400 Platform, featuring the MS 2400 SQ System, provides sensitivity for the most challenging food matrices while ensuring efficient lab operations.
GC-FID: Fast and Accurate Analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) In Edible Oils and Food Products
The analysis of triacylglycerols by gas chromatography (GC) in their native state is challenging, largely due to their poor volatility and thermal decomposition in hot injector ports. To improve their properties for GC and to provide a comprehensive characterization of fatty acids, the esterified fa ...
HS-GC-FID: Survey of Ethanol Content in Fermented Food and Drink
The sale of alcoholic beverages is regulated and taxed differently than non-alcoholic ones. Other food products, such as fruits and sauces, may contain alcohol as well from natural fermentation. This application note will expand upon the tried-and-true, high-throughput ethanol in food method first d ...
Environmental
Enabling more data for cleaner air, water and soils
Whether pesticides or volatile organic compounds the GC 2400 Platform supports labs looking for robust yet sensitive GC solutions for environmental matrices. PerkinElmer offers a wide variety of sampling capabilities like headspace, purge & trap, and thermal desorption. All of these accessories and are the proprietary pressure balanced sampling based Headspace Autosampler fully integrated in the GC 2400 Platform supported by SimplicityChrom CDS Software for robust analytical workflow for the most challenging matrices.
GC/MS: Optimized Method for the Fast Analysis of 76 Pesticides according to EPA Method 525
The determination of toxic pesticides in drinking water is an ongoing matter of public safety. Pesticides can enter tap water through various sources such as industrial/agricultural waste and urban runoff. Municipal laboratories face challenges in handling large sample volumes and require efficient ...
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GC/MS: Optimized Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOC) Analysis in Compliance with EPA Method 8270E
For more than 40 years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has monitored semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC) in wastes, soils/sediments, and groundwater via its Method 8270. This method is extensive in scope, targeting chemicals found in petroleum/soot (e.g., polycyclic aromat ...
Industrial Application
Enabling product quality for consumer safety and productivity
Whether solvents or polymers, the GC 2400 Platform delivers accurate results, allowing laboratories to have efficient workflows for QA/QC analyses. With the GC 2400 Platform and SimplicityChrom CDS Software, high-throughput labs can optimize their decision-making process thanks to the truly wireless user-experience. Hyphenation with PerkinElmer TGA and IR Systems allow a comprehensive characterization of polymers and other industrial materials.
HS-GC: Accurate Analysis of Methanol Content in B100 Biodiesel According to EN14110
Biofuels continue to be of key importance to the energy sector as more renewable fuel solutions are developed to contribute to global climate goals and resolve energy shortages. Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Biodiesel (B100) is a key component for blending with fossil-fuel diesel in portions of up ...
HS-GC-FID: VOC Analysis of Commercial Paint
When CASE chemicals like coatings and paints are formulated, pigments, binding agents, and additives are dissolved into a carrier solvent, often a volatile organic compound (VOC) or water. This solvent functions to lower the mixture’s viscosity, enabling it to coat a surface easily and evenly. Once ...
GC-FID: Analysis of Residual Solvents and Monomers in Plastic
Different types of plastics are used for these diverse applications, but all plastic manufacturing has a few common raw material needs, including monomers and solvents. Plastic manufacturing workflows are designed to use all monomer input in the formation of the plastic polymer, and to remove all so ...
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GC-FID: Sensitive Routine Analysis of Commercial Flex Fuel Gasoline (E85) by ASTM Method D5501-20
The production of vehicles running high-ethanol-content gasoline blends, known as flex fuels, has increased. Such fuels have garnered attention due to their reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as well as their reduced volatility/vapor loss during transport and storage when compared to traditional ...
Pharma Application
Streamline pharmaceutical QA/QC process
To ensure accurate residual solvent analysis in a timely manner the GC 2400 Platform is just one piece of an analytical workflow where efficiency is key. In order to meet the requirements for compliance and traceability the SimplicityChrom CDS Software integrates the analytical workflow offering intuitive user-experience for faster user-proficiency.
HS-GC-FID: Analysis of Residual Solvents According to USP Chapter 467 Using PerkinElmer GC 2400 Platform and Waters Empower CDS Software
This application note shows the integration of the PerkinElmer GC 2400™ Platform in a Waters Empower CDS Software environment for the analysis of residual solvents Chapter USP 467. Results show improved productivity and lab time optimization. Instrument control and data analysis was managed by Water ...
HS-GC-FID: Optimized Approach for Fast and Efficient Analysis of Class 1 Residual Solvents
USP 467 is a widely used method for the determination of residual solvents in pharmaceutical products using gas chromatography (GC) with a flame ionization detector (FID). Due to the prescribed GC method settings, USP 467 has a long run time per sample, which can slow the release of finished pharmac ...
GC-FID: Analysis of Benzene in Compliance to United State Pharmacopeia (USP) Grade Carbomer 940
Polyacrylic acid, also known as Carbomer, is used extensively in formulations across many industries, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and personal care. Carbomers are polymers of acrylic acid cross-linked with allyl ethers of pentaerythritol or sucrose forming white, lightweight polymers that ...
HS-GC-FID: Analysis of Residual Solvents According to USP 467
Organic solvents are commonly used in the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and pharmaceutical products. The solvents are used for varying purposes including as synthesis reaction media, in the separation and purification of API during synthesis, to enhance yield, to impart desir ...
GC-FID: Determination of Cetyl Alcohol and Aliphatic Alcohol Impurities According to USP
Cetyl alcohol, also known as palmityl alcohol or 1-hexadecanol, is a long-chain aliphatic alcohol that is a common additive in foods, cosmetics, personal care products (e.g., lotions and creams), and industrial fuels. To ensure cetyl alcohol quality, the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) has outline ...
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GC-FID: Determination of Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol in Polyethylene Glycol 400 according to USP Monograph
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum and one of the most popular polymeric materials with diverse industrial/biological/medical applications. PEG is routinely synthesized by polymerizing ethylene oxide, wherein ethylene oxide reacts with ethylene glycol (EG) in pr ...
GC-FID: Determination of Diethylene Glycol and Ethylene Glycol according to USP Propylene Glycol Monograph
Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol are considered toxic to human health and both are commonly present as impurities in propylene glycol. In response to these toxic considerations and adhering to the recommendations from US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) re ...
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